Moods
| Affettuoso | with feeling | Tenderly |
| Agitato | agitated | Excited and fast |
| Animato | animated | Animated |
| Brillante | brilliant | Brilliant, bright |
| Bruscamente | brusquely | Brusquely - abruptly |
| Cantabile | singable | In a singing styla |
| Comodo | convenient | Comfortably, moderately. |
| Con amore | with love | with love |
| Con fuoco | with fire | with fiery manner |
| Con brio | with bright | with bright |
| Con moto | with movement | with (audible) movement |
| Con spirito | with spirit | with spirit |
| Dolce | sweetly | Sweet |
| Grazioso | graciously or gracefully | With charm |
| Maestoso | majestic | Stately |
| Misterioso | mysterious | Mysteriously, secretively, enigmatic |
| Scherzando | playfully | Playfully |
| Sotto | subdued | Subdued |
| Semplicemente | simply | Simply |
| Vivace | vivacious | up-tempo |
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